The first table below looks at the demand for Oracle Applications skills in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Oracle Applications over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Business Applications category for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Oracle Applications (Oracle Apps)
Rank 420 409 428
Rank change year-on-year
-11 +19
Contract jobs citing Oracle Applications 98 155 146
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.236% 0.290% 0.256%
As % of the Business Applications category 2.824% 3.385% 2.919%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 58 57
Average daily rate £425 £381 £390
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.47% -2.24%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £325 £261
10% offered a daily rate of more than £518 £500 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £394 £344
% change year-on-year
+7.93% +14.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 2
Average hourly rate £50.00 £56.00 £13.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-10.71% +307.27%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £56.00 £10.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £51.39 £56.00 £16.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £50.00 £56.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-10.71% +220.00%
All Business Applications
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
3470 4579 5002
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 8.358% 8.575% 8.756%
Number of daily rates quoted 1851 2346 2592
Average daily rate £450 £450 £463
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -2.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £290 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 54 90
Average hourly rate £37.80 £35.00 £22.98
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+8.00% +52.30%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.10 £15.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £57.20 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
Oracle Applications
UK

Oracle Applications
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle Applications across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

England Oracle Applications Jobs Demand Trend

Oracle Applications
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Oracle Applications across the England region.

England Oracle Applications Daily Rate Trend

Oracle Applications
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle Applications across the England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

England Oracle Applications Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle Applications
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Oracle Applications across the England region.

England Oracle Applications Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle Applications
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle Applications across the England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

England Oracle Applications Hourly Rate Histogram

Oracle Applications
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle Applications within the England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +10 33 £475 +15.85%
South East +5 18 £500 +29.03%
North West +2 14 £450 +35.33%
South West +30 11 £425 -5.55%
East of England +17 4 £413 -13.15%
Yorkshire -14 4 - -
North East +12 3 £300 -16.66%
West Midlands +5 3 £365 -14.11%
East Midlands - 3 £422 -
Midlands +2 1 - -
Oracle Applications
UK

Oracle Applications
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Oracle Applications also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Oracle Applications.

1 239 (100.00%) Oracle
2 102 (42.68%) Oracle EBS R12
3 97 (40.59%) Oracle EBS
3 97 (40.59%) Finance
4 78 (32.64%) SQL
5 61 (25.52%) PL/SQL
6 51 (21.34%) Oracle 11g
7 49 (20.50%) SOA
8 48 (20.08%) Oracle 10g
9 45 (18.83%) Oracle Financials
10 41 (17.15%) Oracle Reports
11 39 (16.32%) Business Intelligence
12 35 (14.64%) UNIX
12 35 (14.64%) Oracle RAC
13 33 (13.81%) XML
14 32 (13.39%) Middleware
15 30 (12.55%) Oracle 11i
15 30 (12.55%) Oracle Forms
16 29 (12.13%) Oracle BI EE
17 28 (11.72%) Oracle Discoverer
18 27 (11.30%) Linux
19 26 (10.88%) ERP
20 25 (10.46%) Shell Script
20 25 (10.46%) Security Cleared
21 24 (10.04%) WebLogic
21 24 (10.04%) Oracle Workflow
21 24 (10.04%) Workflow
22 22 (9.205%) Oracle RMAN
23 21 (8.787%) CRM
23 21 (8.787%) Data Guard

Oracle Applications
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Oracle Applications also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Oracle Applications. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 33 (13.81%) XML
2 32 (13.39%) Middleware
3 16 (6.695%) Oracle Fusion
4 14 (5.858%) .NET
5 13 (5.439%) HTML
5 13 (5.439%) CSS
6 12 (5.021%) ASP.NET
7 8 (3.347%) Web Services
7 8 (3.347%) XSLT
8 7 (2.929%) EDI
9 5 (2.092%) J2EE
10 4 (1.674%) .NET Framework
10 4 (1.674%) WebCenter
11 3 (1.255%) JSP
11 3 (1.255%) Oracle ADF
12 2 (0.837%) XHTML
13 1 (0.418%) JSF
13 1 (0.418%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 24 (10.04%) WebLogic
1 24 (10.04%) Oracle Workflow
2 14 (5.858%) Oracle Application Server
3 12 (5.021%) Apache
3 12 (5.021%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 8 (3.347%) Oracle 10gAS
5 6 (2.510%) SharePoint
6 3 (1.255%) Oracle BPEL
7 2 (0.837%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.418%) Oracle Service Bus
8 1 (0.418%) Oracle UPK
8 1 (0.418%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 2 (0.837%) MS PowerPoint
1 2 (0.837%) MS Office
2 1 (0.418%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.418%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 102 (42.68%) Oracle EBS R12
2 97 (40.59%) Oracle EBS
3 45 (18.83%) Oracle Financials
4 30 (12.55%) Oracle 11i
5 15 (6.276%) Oracle HRMS
6 13 (5.439%) Oracle Payroll
7 10 (4.184%) Oracle iProcurement
8 8 (3.347%) HFM
8 8 (3.347%) Oracle Retail
9 7 (2.929%) Hyperion Planning
10 5 (2.092%) Oracle ERP
11 4 (1.674%) Oracle CRM
12 2 (0.837%) Oracle SCM
12 2 (0.837%) Oracle Manufacturing
12 2 (0.837%) Oracle BRM
12 2 (0.837%) Oracle General Ledger
12 2 (0.837%) Line 50
13 1 (0.418%) Oracle BPM
13 1 (0.418%) Misys Midas
13 1 (0.418%) PeopleSoft HRMS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.184%) SAN
2 8 (3.347%) WAN
2 8 (3.347%) VPN
3 6 (2.510%) NAS
4 5 (2.092%) LAN
5 4 (1.674%) DHCP
5 4 (1.674%) DNS
5 4 (1.674%) SNMP
6 3 (1.255%) Internet
6 3 (1.255%) Firewall
7 1 (0.418%) RTP
7 1 (0.418%) SSL
7 1 (0.418%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (21.34%) Oracle 11g
2 48 (20.08%) Oracle 10g
3 41 (17.15%) Oracle Reports
4 29 (12.13%) Oracle BI EE
5 28 (11.72%) Oracle Discoverer
6 15 (6.276%) SQL Server
6 15 (6.276%) Oracle 8/8i
7 13 (5.439%) TOAD
8 11 (4.603%) SQLPlus
9 10 (4.184%) RDBMS
10 9 (3.766%) Oracle 9i
11 8 (3.347%) Essbase
12 7 (2.929%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (2.929%) Data Warehouse
12 7 (2.929%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 7 (2.929%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (2.092%) Oracle Exadata
14 3 (1.255%) SQL Server 2005
14 3 (1.255%) SQL Server 2008
14 3 (1.255%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 30 (12.55%) Oracle Forms
2 10 (4.184%) Git (software)
3 6 (2.510%) JDeveloper
3 6 (2.510%) ProC
4 5 (2.092%) Oracle APEX
5 4 (1.674%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 2 (0.837%) Subversion
General
1 97 (40.59%) Finance
2 10 (4.184%) General Ledger
3 8 (3.347%) Retail
4 6 (2.510%) Telecoms
4 6 (2.510%) Banking
4 6 (2.510%) Billing
5 4 (1.674%) Back Office
5 4 (1.674%) Manufacturing
5 4 (1.674%) Local Government
6 2 (0.837%) Publishing
6 2 (0.837%) Marketing
7 1 (0.418%) Investment Banking
7 1 (0.418%) Law
7 1 (0.418%) Legal
Job Titles
1 69 (28.87%) Consultant
2 61 (25.52%) Oracle Consultant
3 60 (25.10%) DBA
4 56 (23.43%) Oracle DBA
5 35 (14.64%) Oracle Applications DBA
6 29 (12.13%) Developer
7 27 (11.30%) Functional Consultant
8 24 (10.04%) Oracle Functional Consultant
9 20 (8.368%) Analyst
10 18 (7.531%) Oracle Developer
11 17 (7.113%) Oracle Financials Consultant
12 16 (6.695%) Architect
13 12 (5.021%) Oracle Analyst
14 11 (4.603%) Payroll Consultant
14 11 (4.603%) Oracle Applications Consultant
14 11 (4.603%) Oracle Payroll Consultant
14 11 (4.603%) .NET Developer
15 10 (4.184%) Test Manager
16 9 (3.766%) Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
16 9 (3.766%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (3.766%) Replication
2 4 (1.674%) iSeries
3 3 (1.255%) Digital Media
3 3 (1.255%) Statistics
4 2 (0.837%) Clustering
4 2 (0.837%) AS400
4 2 (0.837%) Management Information System
4 2 (0.837%) Client/Server
4 2 (0.837%) Computer Science
4 2 (0.837%) Open Source
5 1 (0.418%) Data Integration
5 1 (0.418%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 35 (14.64%) UNIX
2 27 (11.30%) Linux
3 13 (5.439%) Solaris
4 10 (4.184%) Windows
5 7 (2.929%) AIX
6 3 (1.255%) Oracle Linux
6 3 (1.255%) Windows XP
7 2 (0.837%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.418%) HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (20.50%) SOA
2 39 (16.32%) Business Intelligence
3 26 (10.88%) ERP
4 24 (10.04%) Workflow
5 21 (8.787%) CRM
6 20 (8.368%) E-business
7 17 (7.113%) Migration
8 14 (5.858%) BPEL
9 13 (5.439%) PRINCE2
10 12 (5.021%) ITIL
11 11 (4.603%) Test Scripting
12 10 (4.184%) BCP
13 8 (3.347%) Project Management
13 8 (3.347%) Configuration Management
14 7 (2.929%) Cash Management
14 7 (2.929%) Change Management
15 6 (2.510%) EAM
15 6 (2.510%) Release Management
15 6 (2.510%) User Acceptance Testing
16 5 (2.092%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 78 (32.64%) SQL
2 61 (25.52%) PL/SQL
3 25 (10.46%) Shell Script
4 16 (6.695%) Java
5 13 (5.439%) JavaScript
6 11 (4.603%) Perl
6 11 (4.603%) VB.NET
6 11 (4.603%) XQuery
7 10 (4.184%) C#
7 10 (4.184%) XPath
8 9 (3.766%) T-SQL
8 9 (3.766%) Korn
9 7 (2.929%) C
10 4 (1.674%) R
11 2 (0.837%) PHP
12 1 (0.418%) C++
Qualifications
1 25 (10.46%) Security Cleared
2 20 (8.368%) SC Cleared
3 11 (4.603%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (3.347%) MCAD
4 8 (3.347%) MCSD
5 7 (2.929%) OCP
5 7 (2.929%) Oracle Certification
6 6 (2.510%) Degree
7 5 (2.092%) ISEB
8 4 (1.674%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.255%) BC Cleared
9 3 (1.255%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 3 (1.255%) MCDBA
10 1 (0.418%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.418%) Sun Certification
10 1 (0.418%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.255%) SLA
2 2 (0.837%) QA
System Software
1 35 (14.64%) Oracle RAC
2 22 (9.205%) Oracle RMAN
3 9 (3.766%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.674%) VMware ESX
4 4 (1.674%) XenDesktop
5 2 (0.837%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 21 (8.787%) Data Guard
2 7 (2.929%) HP Quality Center
3 6 (2.510%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.837%) WSUS
5 1 (0.418%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 239 (100.00%) Oracle
2 20 (8.368%) Hyperion
3 14 (5.858%) Pegasus
4 13 (5.439%) Microsoft
5 11 (4.603%) HP
6 9 (3.766%) VMware
7 8 (3.347%) Siebel
8 5 (2.092%) IBM
9 4 (1.674%) Brocade
9 4 (1.674%) Citrix
9 4 (1.674%) EMC
10 3 (1.255%) Informatica
10 3 (1.255%) Sun
10 3 (1.255%) SAP
10 3 (1.255%) Stellent
11 2 (0.837%) Business Objects
11 2 (0.837%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.837%) Baan
11 2 (0.837%) Sage
12 1 (0.418%) Mercator
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